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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1900-07-20, Page 1• , ; -,' 4•N't s Dry - being couIar cl. the age a rediag S aabIes eeriala er the ter to your value ken it t toed& • .roth -a t which t can't a store am and tray of F cheap'- : better c. than a mate - :see the fancy t colors. ly bar- . neat of whO marked to sell tty hard as store e'ete to Ito • , i • faSh reaeteeieree "eelor, in griend- tendiria Mrs, ri.ying is 1.p1to the r' 4C farm- eway for et"' that Mise I ef Mr. teheeon 'Months' kit her pteitien ;hie Liens will return. fie pest Mr. aad att,which Letter, tingthc me= a -.re when Taylor, _ixe, after : ppeara liking ; that Mr. .ring hre baled _e'admore he is era iu our a arl the ehtrune :1 Mr. %eeth , ef Ste ;;-Tne fruit the for proving et.ry eitta Ate fail - tures and ia sunPIY laav ill living ford, of previoul nd, never go,•• ttaai •'-aaa-t Xp sitor. THIRTY-FIRST YEAR. .„ WHOLE NUidtBER, 17s1. SEAFORTH 9 RIDAY, JULY 20, 1900. McLEAN BROS., Publishers: • $1 a Year in Advance. There is an told nursing. starve th them to long you It does not matt you have for troubl It will co whether i yon -are e pays to Whether s to spend, fully, Y with a suj time,, but know you and so do :others. aying t i at tr ublelike babies, gr Sa the Ise th ng to do with' trout m to dea h, u less, like babies, row, in hich case •feed ‘them, an ill not b able to .cat.Ty them. awn. r what ou dot in life, who you een, or -hat you will be, if you ar do not worry If it is a long tinae in e all right. Therefore, we say, be Ys 'a cup of hot teaspilled in you mpelled to listen to a sixthly per/ „cheerful, w ether working or lling or buying If you have only nd that five,ce ts your last, spend )Ur money bu s raore wire'n }Imo ile. You may not see t4e result the results ale there n!everthele, self that you peter the° sMile Ifo1 t We will be glad of the foll o- have you do mire cheerful bUyin wing quoted li es : 1 :Jur own, make of suits at $8 an pants, lined throughout, t. 50c and 6"-c ; our make these are ewn with linen There is the buc skin by the yard at 15c.: and 20c, the most atisf ctory wea-ing material for rou at a low p ice, in t3he ma ket. When you, cloth, and want to make ip at home,, we will cloth free f charge. It's rather surpri mg the values every day voo1 pants at $1 and $1.60 a pAir: something particularly good in value a these A 50c white lamadriell shirt'is not an uncom on arti think, tho thal the 50c Shirt we se1l. i means co Summer sox at t 256 ; line at three f r 2c, flinnelette shirts a black satetbn shirts -at 50o, cotton:sox at 5 jespectabl fedora hat at 50o, bike hose child's str w sailor at 25c, boys' .sailor at 26 ing, tennis, football, lacr all kinds f athletic 'caps, ings, belts, etc., always k 'man may ihci an outfit t A large range of $1, $1.50 and $10 our o-wn make sewn with linen, p f overalls at 1164 - ' • hich are coming fo ti W ;with les is to on- wish -, before d. • re, What tooking coming, heerful,, lap, or on. , It playing, ve cents. t Cheer- panieel- :at the You e snaa-1,1 t of any of boys' 'icedi at and $1, lhich is a Work, ay the cut the • in - e have rides. le we 'by no mon value. • . o pair for 25c ; linen dollars at t ree for, ha dkerchiefs at three -for 25o, Wash ties ,heav-y- .t a 6vecry O; • boat- SSQ, bowling, wheeling, and coats, shirts, troUSer stook pt in stock: A wel -dressed suit here..1 2 Soft Hats for 500. c- - greig ,ii-ette • Clothiers and Furnish On_the Wrong Side of the Street, STAONG BLOCK, I :SEAf TME CANAb I AN PAC I uumtioneing MONDAY, JUNE lith, tho Oan dian Pa ih 1t i, the: ' 1 tripodal Limited," Will run ?AI LY betareen Toro to couver, making the run in 9(3 hours.-,,Ldaives Toronto at; 1 p. m. 0. 1. R: boat 6 Will -leave Owen Solleted Tuesdays; Thursdays dap, c.•mnic ming May lst, for tate bo - and PortWi iam. Thro issued at thin ollice for all wointe West either' all rail or ViEt Our boate. Alt! Oef.an tickets via Mcatyeal alijd Elder Dem Isteir' Stem Telegraph try.1 money order busineiri rospec tfully solieitet • • overland and Van- nd Satur- gh tickets agniticent hp lines. J. MACD' 0 .1 C. P. R. A GENT, Seforth C. BETHUNE, Agent foi Merchants arid Berlin Mutual. Fire Ins ranee Companies. IMPERI L FEDER ION. Me.,Alfonso Shea, formerly of Seaforth, writes from Si lacy, New South Wales, on May 10elt, to a friend in Canada, a very interesting lett r, and we 4ave- been' given permission to lublish ia. Re says : " After receiving, you at fiteer, I decided to take a trip to Austr lia on a sailing ship. In order to do so, I proceed north' to Eureka, California, and secured_passege en the Brit- ish merchantm n, the Cateligan Castle." We reached Si *ay safely, after a' '59 day paisage, on May 7th. Sidney •is the most populous, as w 11. as the moat important commercial re y of Australia. Nautical men say that s a tpossesses the second best 1 harboainthe clad. .An arm of the sea. about 600,feet vide and 40 feet deep extends 30 miles inland and is sheltered from winds by lofty banka. The people are decidedly mere British in reamers and ideas than we are. they have a bill before the Imperial Perhaneent at I resent for a federation of the Auseralian ' eol nies with the exception of West Aueeralia'which is eating much as Newfoundland lid with us. The represen- tation of differ nt colonies in Federal Par- liament, the le iet'on of the federal ;capital and the fined- a p al to the Privy Council are all open qu st one here at present,. But another, a d wider scheme, hs • ust ,dawned on the stralian miad that fo ces all other ques io e into the backgro nd, and that is the id a of a commermel and political federa ion of Great Britain i}nd her colonies, with Lee 'trade with eiteli o 'her and a protectiv tariff against the I w rld. This scheme ar se from certain recent u ter - emcee of Lord S Rebury and Mr. Cham er- lain with whic Iisuppoxe you are alr aely familiar. The theme is fed and gre tly ennouraged by he British •born. popul tion here, and espee allyeby the most rec nt, .ar- rivals from Br' tain. The moreanti e ap- tains and seal rtng people general y can talk of nothing elec. They assure _th us- tralians that th lteeent assistance gi en by ' all' the colonies tol Great Britain in h r i our of need' has bro ht home to the r.tish ' public the nece st y of fostering close •om- mercial relatio s iwi eh the colonies. An 'eminent Britis naval offieer here same up the situation thus : " Free tradta has answered its p rpose. We have fast red the British worllagman at the expellee o the celonials too lo g. The colonies hae ow proved their lo alty in the time of ettr mi- ty ; they have meg been ourprincipal ar- ket, and it is ti le we recompensed them by giving them a decided alvantage in our markets over e eriy and all competit rs." This is the bur i g theme of converse ion here everywher, on the exchange, in the business offices, a d on the streets, and the general query h hat can we do to 'fur her the scheme ? 1 n tieedivith great plea ure in your last let e , that you spoke of the feeling of loyal to Great Britain- as b lng ' very general in nada. This is as it eh uld be. I believe i i to the advantage of 0n. edians to foster is spirit in every poeeible way. If believ rther, it is, our dicAyi to ,sink all parity I litics aid political, differ- ences and give nited eind hearty ouparort to the present •oticy of layalty to the em- pire. This is o ii of the Peet possible ways to foster our tr d and extend our 'commerce in such a way a vi11 piece Canada in ter proper position a ong tae nations of the world. Com c chid development is the only way by wl i h we can reach t is end and take full avantagt of the splendid .natural resourc s and ge graphical position which nature n s bestowed upon us. . The present iir an opportune tame Jo seek to extend our trade relations:ith Great Britain, or the Briton is noin an vi approachable ood. H4 is even nxioue to seek our tra e as the enclosed c ipping from the Live peed Journal of Commerce, amply proves : , FOSTERING ADE WITH CANA A : A e BEAT OFFER. TO THE EDP IR 00 THE JOURNAL OP COMMER E. Sir,—We giv you her with a copy f a letter we have 1 delressed Ito the secretar of the Liveramot. Chamber 1 of Commerce, and we shall be obli ed by y ur kindly in art- ing same in y ur next iasue, for the be at of those to who it applies, and in the in- terests of cominreia(lmel generally [om: African Hous , Water.street, Liverpo 1. January 220d, 1900 T. H. Berke , Iq., Secretary, Liver ool Chin ber �f Cormnerce. Dear Sir,—W e are very anxious to de- velop the tracl between Canada end 1tg- land, and with view to encouraging this idea we shall bpleased to give any em- bers, of the h mber of Commepe, ¼vho would like to g cross as delegatesea free trip in any o ur steamers—we pa ing their expenses roughout. .All we w uld ask is, that p their return, they ah uld read a paper to t le chamber on the p ssi- bilities of the Canadian trade. We feel sure that the vi a of commercial in,en, he have travelled ver Canada, would ha, e a great effect to :4rc13 furthering the t ade with this count .—Yours faithfully, (Signed) tleteele, DMIPSTER & C Elder, Demp tar & Co.., of the above ad. 'are one of th rreatest,if not the grea est, commercial co erns in Liverpool,- and their able and s °easeful manager, Mr A. L. Jones, has „national reputation as the Napoleon of Co inerce. Such a declare ion from a firm of heir standing, indicates the trend of Briti h commercial feeling, and we should be pie arad to profit fully by it. We have sough oe fair treatment at the hands of the ited States long eno gh. The ablest me -of both political parties have hed their r , and the treatment hey have receivcdi i suffieient co warrant the conclusion that Ithe United States do not wish to do th sir thing by us. They ap- parently will ma ent,netion any agreement with us, unles Cis decidedly to itheir ad vantage. Ha, itig failed to reach a fair 'arrangement ith them, it appears to me to be in order; t urn our attention to de- veloping our r de with Britain Great Britein imports goods annually to the extent of $2,25 , 00,a00, In this immenee trade, 'under emmeroial federation the colonies would have an advantage over all. competitors, to the extent of the impbsed tariff, probably 15 to 25 per cent. Con - eider what Mu t` would mean to Canadian farmers. Nor re the advantages ot such a phi] all in fa or of the colonies. Britain exports goods nnually to her colonies to the extent of a Out $100,000,000. On the bulk of these goods the British manufac- turer has to pe a, heavy duty.to place it in the colonial ma Irate. He, therefore, stands to gain to the xterit of this duty. Hear- ing those, figure e quoted aroused my curi- osity, and I celiac!' on the seeretary of the merchants' excl eke here to make inquiries. He assured m bf the correctness of the above figures. a j further stated that hay- hig gone exteis vely into the subject, he was prepared t. tate that the empire was now practically a 11 sustaining, that is, that the colonies, e j capable of supplying Britain's wants a &were also able to fur- nish a market or Britain's exports under proper fiscal and commercial arrrauge- , _ ments. - - There is another iraportant ii vantage in such a plan for Canadians. It ea, uld prac- tically solve the trust problein To open onr markets to the immense exports of • Great Britain I would bring op Manufac- turers and trust farmers to their senses in shore order, and would make combine mach more difficult in future,!because the British. manufacturer ham not !hewn the same tendehey to combine, which lia common, amongst their counterparts in Canada -and the United States A etill further advant- age to us would be that such a plan, if carried out, would naturally' necessitate direct texation to a great extent. We know that direct taxation work e satisfac- torily in the *school section and in municipal and county rates, and further; that it is the direct cause of economy n1 the man- agement of that part of our syste Why, then, would it not produce the ea e results in the wider provincial and leder& spheres? If any one doubts the Emcee a of free trade and direot eaxition of personal incomes, let him come here, and if he in- quires intelligently into the eaerience of .New South Wales, he -will reee ve ample practical proof of the success ! hieh has crowned aria 'fancy here. N w South Wales has been a free es tra colon and has il collected her revenuee lmost !e tirely by direct taxation el income for ova 5 years, and as a result she has Proepeee commer- cially far in excees of ' her pr tectionist neighbors during that p riod, a waat is equally! important, her i expe diture per capita shows 4 decided lacluctio , without. in any ',way aurtailing the efficie ey of her public expenditures." . 9 • Entrance Examinati o ns. We give below the names of hose who succeeded in passing the recent'en ranee ex- aminations in Emit Huron. • Those who obtained 60 or es • t. of the total number of marks have bee awarded honorable standing. Pass candid tes must have obtained 50 per cent. of the otal num- ber of marks and 33a per cent. of he marks en eaeh sobject. East year 73a per cent. of those ho wrote an this examination in East Huta) passed ; this yeer but 57a per cent. The difficult papers this year w re spell- ing, arithmetic and grammar. M re failed this year on the total than for a xumber of years. 'This shows that the exarnilnation, as a whole, was more difficult ta n usual. Both lists are arranged alphabetic lly. CLINTON. HO.NNES. Bennet, Elsie. Scott, Kati Centelon, Saida, Wallace, M y. Cooper, Edna. Alexander; has. C. Hoover, Lea: Ba.dour ard. Jackson, Lillian. Grigg, if gh. Levis, Hattie. Stewart, ert. McCaughey, Hattie. Wilken, Potts, Eva. , PASS LIST. Amos, Fred. IVI ulholland, Harvey. Brogden, Mary. Mustard, J, W. , Bleke, Nora,. Plumsteel, Emma, Boyce, Arthur. Pearson George. • Campbell, Darman. Ross, Pearson, Cook, Minnie. Robinson, Annie M. Irwin, Leinard.Scott, Frank MeD,, Innes, Harold. Taylor, !Bella. Jackson, Irene. Watt, Hartle. • Ketchen, John. West, Maude. Love, George., Wise, Pearl. Lannon, Mary. BLYTH. HONORS. ' • • Fingland, Mary. Moore, Cornelius. McDonald, Zella. Stewart, Robert. Brown, John. Taylor, Joan. • Fingland, Wm. PASS. Jackson, Maggie. , Henry, Oliver. Stewart, Nettie. - McLaughlin Harvey, Weboter, Grace. Meal Mena Campbell, George. Redmond,' Raymond. Carter, Joseph. Wilson; Sheary. Hammond, Chauncey. WINGRAM. - HONORS. • Hobbs, 'baum N. Park, Ariel Gertrude. Jackeon, Jean S. C nery, Wm. • Linklater, Vine Peotl.H much, Ezra B. Nixon, Maggie. 3,1 reales, lleynolds. PASS. t Button, Stewart. Coad, Frederick. M ltan, Florence M. P 'aren, Minnie Elva. Fry, Wilfred. • Pilgrim, Annie. Hogg, .Chester. S iel, Florence J. Jeffrey, Robert J. ellwood, G. Lena. Kincaid, Harry. hittakee,--Irene. Ohittick, Nellie May., ynn, Pearl. Cummins'Eleanor. Millhousea Henry C. Deyell, Annie. McCallum, James. Gilchrist, Annie. Rush, Frederick. Hanna, Bessie M. Seendrett, Fred. R. Hood, Maggie J. Sheriff, Herbert H. SEAFORTH. nortoi S. Burke, Luella, F eemari, Wrrie .leicktion, Worthen, Li ens, Harry. PASS Anderson, Pearl. Si le, Mona. Oowan', Phemia. W tson, Carnoohan, Gertrudeatfirlson, Helen. Dickson, Einma,. W teen, Grata. Forbes, Jennie F. A hibald; Bertie. Friel, Mamie, ' El ison, Lawrence. Hodgins, Melia Ga nn, Gorden., Horan, Mazie. H !try, Rust:mil, Holcombe, Edna. M Allister, Karl. Hewitt, Hannah A. 0' onner, Johnson, Lois. P rk, Alex. Knechtel, Lottie E. R 1;id, John Leslie. .McClure, Dorrathiea. Riberts, Jack. Rose, Hallie. 8 roat, Onar. Spain, Mazie. 8 nithers, Tom. BRUSO'LS. HC.NORS. Driecole, Ida. • Ross Ada. __ Funston, Ella. Gooding, Harry. McArthur, Merrybell,McCell, Willie. . McKelvey, Barbara. ThompsonGeorge. Dunlop, Anna,. Howe, Beatrice. aleColl, Maggie.- Rtse, Spier,. Carrie. Taylor, Emma J. Teller, Aggie, White, Cora. Wileon, Myrtle. Brown, Charles. Florrest, Robert. cDonald, DUDOELD. eGavon, Frank. ynard, Ir chardsoo, James. 'Walker, Everett, ork, John, ROXE ER. HONOR McLennan, Sarah. Phair, Charles. l'ASS. Wr.ght, taan. Brown, RnaselL Carter, Stewart.. '• Ora ford,:Alberta. Ha ris, Millie. Cooper, Peter. ' Jac son, hlartha. Dean, Charles.' Higgins, Benjamin. Mc &virile Edna. Higgins, R6bert. Mar ineNellie. McGlynn. Henry. Stin on, Edna. McLeod, Thoma. Seel, Maggie. Smith Oliver. Wel s, Jeteie. Sanderson, Stanley. FORDNVsIC I,As, Hainsthck, D. P. Cook Evelyne PICTURES GENERALS —OF ALL THE- -AND— Battles Fought In South Africa Printed in colors, at 15c, 25c and 35o each. PIO ruRE FRAMES Made any size. ALEX. WIWfI 11, am----SEAFO jIJ I 1 Johnson, Stanley. Hutchison Elie B., Magoffin, Robert. MeGuire, itfabel J. Strome, Edward. Wade, Elizabeth. Wilson, Lindsay. - , ' 4...--..—.............. I Huron Notes. --_-Auguat 7th will be Wingham's civic holiday. —The Hills Green Presbyterian congrega- tion have had an organ placed in their church. ' . —An artesian well has been sunk at the Clinton Model school. Water was struck at a depth of 133 feet. —Mrs. Robert Holmes, of Clinton, who has been confined to bed for a month past, is recovering, —J. J. Elliott, V. S., of Clifford, has moved to Wingham, where he will practice his profession. —Wm. . Diamond has disposedof his I butcher business in Wingham to George Coultas, of East Wawanosh. —Joh ,Carr, of Leamington, has purchased the Brunswick house, Wingham, from Mr. J. Dulmage, and has taken ponession. — August 2nd and 3rd are the day e fixed for the Wingham races, and horsemen are pepreeepd. aringatheir On& for the tests of their —Mr. H. Elford, of Holmesville, is the leader in the wheat harvest this year, having cub the first on Tuesday of last week. — le. William Ross, of Bluevale, who is over 87 years of age, is very ill at the resi- dence of his son-in-law, Mr, Frank Paterson, of Wingham. —The customs duties at the out port of Wingham for the fiscal year ending June 30, amounted to over $6,713, an increase of over $800 above the previous yea -r. —The trustees of school section No. 8, Grey, (Fulton's) have engaged the seraices of Miss Annie Waugh, of Seaforth, forathe balance of the term. She will commence after the holidays. l—Mr, Wilson MeSherry, of the township of Hay, has a horse which is 38 years old. He had him iu Hensall the other day io have him shod, preparatory to making Ftphsee—tabsoalnd.r.tf:u eoalfwd low help in harvesting operations. No. 253 ; Morris True Blue; No. 495 ; Bele, No. 774; Brussels fife and drurn band ; Bluevale, No. 766; Morris, No. 873; Wel- ton' Fordwieb, No. 642. —Josie, the eight-year-old !daughter of the late Rev. Joseph Edge, died in the London hospital, on July 9th. Mrs. `Edge's : numerous friends throughout this county will extend to her their moat heartfelt eyrie- -The following Orangemen from North Huron visited Listowel on the 12th Bruer- Mrs. Youhill and Mies Minnie higham, left on Tuesday for a two months' sojourn with friends and rela- tives in the West. Mr. and Mrs. Youhill's destination will be Winnipeg. Miss Fessant will go west as far as Regina. . —Several cattle belonging to J. A. Strong, of Gerrie, have heen :stricken with a pecu- liar diseaee, two have already died and sev- eral more are affected. Veterinaries are puzzled as to what it is or what is the cause. The affection seems to be in the brain. —Three young men from Staffa neighbor- hood were summoned before Squire Smillie, of Hensel], by Coneta,ble Bullard, on the charge of singing an obscene song on the street in Hensali. The charge was proven, and the Squire very properly assessed them $10.50 fines and costs. . —County Councillor Bowman, 3rd line, Morris, counted the kernels in a head of Red Clawson wheat, the other day, and found 62, showing a good outlook as far as filling is concerned. Wm. Bowman, of the same line, has 25 acres of the same variety of fall wheat which looks fine., —Sarah Lovelace, beloved wife of Andrew Callender, formerly of Clinton, died _Tues- day morning of last week, in Toronto, at the age of 50 years. Deceased succumbed to an attack of inflammation df the lunge, and had only been ill since the previous Sunday evening. A family of three sons and one ditughter survive her. --The number of candidates who wrote on the high school entrance examinations at each of the centres in West Huron is as fol- lows : Goderich, 85; Bayfield, 25; Kintail, 19; Dungannon, 21; St. Helene, 14 ; Exe- ter, 42 '• Hensel', 20 ; Zurich, .28 ; Crediton, 16. Total, 270, The examiners are Miss F. E. Ball, E. .1, Hagan, H. I. Strang and J. E. Tom. —Wingham is this year laying down -8,943 • feet of new granelithie sidewalk, and when this year's contracte are finished they will have over nine miles of granolithic walks on their streets. Gaderich is laying down granolithic walks is year at an estimated cost of $14,081, of :which amount $6,840 is borne by the town; and the balance by the private property owners. —On Wednesday of bat week the resi•• deuce of Mr. N. Dietrich, of Goderich, was the emus of a pretty wedding, when his daughter, Mary Elizabeth, .was joined in wedlock's bonds to Anthony J. Reggie, of the firm of A. Ruggle & Sone, wholesale dealers in farmer's produce, Floridale, On- tario, The nuptial knot was tied by Rev. James A. Anderson, B. A., pastor of Knox church. —An accident happened on July 5th to John Kernigham, of Goderich. He eame out to the old homestead in Colborne. to help his eon Norman eavc his hay, and while tramping in the mow accidently stepped in- to a slime used for the purpose of putting down hay, and fell to the floor, a dietanee of 26 feee. The result was a compound fracture of the leg, about one inch above the ankle, and heewas badly bruised. —Ralph Rogers, sr., a resident of Wing - ham since the early days, died on Sunday, 8th inet, Deceased was both in Cornwall, England, over 70 years ago, and. emigrated to Canada when 16 years of age, Ile settled then in the Cobourg and Port Ilepe dittrict, but in 1863 he moved to Morris, Eett ling on and clearing the south half of lots 7 and 8, on the lst concession, now owned by Thomas Hendeeeon and occupied by Archibald Mc- Donald. In 1871 he moved to Petrolia. Here he lived for three years, being employ- ed in oil wells and saw mills. On leaving Petrolia he again came to Wingham'where he has lived almost entirely Ohne. During hie long life he always enjoyed good health urtil a, couple -of years ago, when the de. erepitude of old age laid its withering hand upon him. —T. Jackson, jr., of Clinten, r4turned on Tuesday last from his trip to England and the Paris Exposition, having had, a very en- joyable time; he states that thel people of England are most enthusiastic &bent Can- ada and Canadians. The Canadian 'exhibit at Peri8. is_Impotently thronged, and is the subject of very faverable comme t. While away he enjoyed- better health t an mind, no doubt being from- the exhil rating sea. breezes. . L i i ' —One evening recently, Lizzie, the 12- year-yold daughter of James Spetr, of Mor- rie, was on top of a load of hay as isting the loading, when she met with a somewhat serious accident. The horses stepped for- ward and her weight was -thrown against I the stake that is placed in front of the rack, which unfortunately broke, causing her to fall, firstam the back of one of tbe horses and afterward to the ground, st WI:1g the. the team to run away. Lizzie's 1 right leg ' was caught by the wheel and broken between the knee and ankle. -The storm that passed east of Wing. ham ,on Wedneenay afternoon of last week is reported to have been a heavy hailstorm. Mrs. Campbell, of the 2nd concession of Morris; says hailstone's could be gathered in pailfuls, and Hugh McDougall, of Turn, - berry, reports having all the glass broken in the windows on the west side of bis house. Only a shower of rain fell in Wingham. The hail was so heavy that Robert Hogg's horses attached to a mower, becaree fright- ened, ran away and broke the mower, neces- sitating $10 worth of repairs. —Mrs. Thomas Baylis died quite sudden- ly at the family residence, Dovercourt road, Toronto, on Sunday morning, July 1E4_ frorn a paralytic stroke, received the Thurs- day previously. Deceased with her husband and family formerly resided ou the 4th con- cession of Grey, removing to Hamilton about 11 years ago. For the past year and a half she had been living in Toronto, where her husbend had been engaged at hie trade. The family came from Staffordshire, England, about 25 years ago, and ,settled in Grey, where they made many warn friends. Deceased was about 60 years of age. —One of the heat known and most respect- ed residents of Colborne townehip, in the person of James Davidson, died on Saturday morning, 7th inst. While for quite a -time he had not Ibecn in his usual rugged health, it was only on Wednesday of last week that he took to his bed, and it was soon evident that he was suffering from an apopleptio stroke, which was beyond medical skill. He was born in Mythlic, Aberdeenshire, Scot- land, in 1834, and in 1853 he came to Can- ada, and settled in that townehip. He was very successful as a farmer, and it may be said he had few superiors in this province. --a-While driving into Latorrie the other dattia Mr., James Leech very narrowly es- caped what might have cost him his life. The C. P. R. train whichtshould arrive at Gerrie at 12:50 was musetually late. Mr. Leeeh was driving into town, and knowing that it was near time for the train from Ohe west, and as he drew near to the crossing on Victoria street he naturally was watching in that direction. When between the two tracks the train from the east 'whistled, -when alinoist upon him and as he crossed the track the train daslied by only a few inchee from the buggy. --Miss Alice Twitchell, who bas been teaching at Laurier, returned to her home in Clinton, on Tuesday of last week. She has severed her connection with the school, and has decided to discontinue th.e profess- ion. Both the young and old of the section deeply regret her departure frem their midet, as she was a general favorite. On the last day of school she and her pupils, along with their parents, gathered at the lake and spent a most • enjoyable afternoon together, in games, singing, boating, etc. In the evening, before parting, the ,pupile presented their teacher with a i beautiful ring. —The Wingham Advance ia informed that the " emergency rations" have been tested at one of Wingharn's hotels. The report is to the effect that three ccirnmercial travellers came in OD the eight o'clock train very hungry, and veer° thoroughly loaded up with a eupper of the "rations.' It was supposed that the food would certainly sat- •itsfy them for at least 24 hours, but the waiters were astonished next morning early by the travellers being the first to demand, " How long before breakfastwill be ready ?' The way they devoured breakfast settled the question of adopting thel" rations" as a part of the bill of fare fcr the feture. —Miss Charles, who hes taught with much acceptance in the Goderich Collegiate Institute for the peat ten -peeve, has re- signed her position, in order tbat ehe may Obtain required rest for recup ration. The itoard, in acceptine Mies Ch dee' reaigna- tion, passed a very commendetery resolu- Con acknowledging her past faithful and efficient services, -and deeply egretting her resignation and the cause whie necessitated it. Before going to Goderich, Mies Charles was a teacher in the Seafort Collegiate. The Goderich board are now advertising for the following teachers • Speei list in mod- ern languagea and English, sal ry 8)00; as- sistant for junior English and /elle rid work, male preferred, salary 8600. —The nuptial bow was tie at the resi- dence of lel, G. Richardson, 0 Bruissels, on Monday evening of last week, •y It :v. John Rase, B. A., between W. I , M !Gauley, merchant, of Blind River, Alg ma, nd Idiss Lizzie, eldest daughter of a r. earl Mrs. Richardson,in the presence of 'relatives. Miss Ida Cleghorn, of Blueval , played the wedding march as the princi als entered. The bride wore a becoming co team of fawn, trimmed .with white eatin aid carried a bouquet of flowers. Her tra clang drese was a brown. After congra ulations and supper were over, the e'vening as pleasant. 14 bone in music, song, aiming, etc. 1 uesdity morning Mr. and M a. icUauky left en a wedding trip to Sault, 'to, Marie. 1—The annual report of t e Wingham Methodist church for the yea endive; May 31, is nearly ready for dietrib tion It in- dicales prosperity, The (pike ions on pas- tor's ealary aceount were a1,10) 03, and the receipts of the trust board, $1 360.51. For church debt and interest, ther was raised 18832 56, and the total liabili its ate $257. ;For minions, $368.18 was raised. The Sunday school has a member ,hip 1 356 ; average attendance, 214; 32 o fieersl, and 24 claseee and raised during the ear, 17405. The Epworth Leagues report 349 in mbere, and they raised 8170 11. Th Lad ea' Aid eepended $94.57, and have on • and 340 to- ward building fund. During he y .ar for all purposes, there was rale d $3,468,17. The net increase in church mernbership was 100 1 ; present membership, 389.1 , I I • ; —In cons,equence of a big purchase of ifibre, made recently in New York, at a , greatly reduced price, by the warden of the 1Kingeton penitentlary, and as the reports regarding the coming harvest in the • North- west are not too reassuring, the DOTRilliOn Government has determined to give the farmers of Canada every -chance to buy their binder twine this year at the prices which prevailed prior to the erouble in the Philip- pines. ,The price of Manilla twine in small lots to the farmer has been placed at 9 cents per pound. By a number of farmers club- bing together and buying a ton lot they ean get their twine for 8t cents, and as Oe Northwest farmers are larger buyers than their eastern brethren, a further etand is offered them. They can get car load lots at 8,a cents per pound, and with an average freight rate of 75 cents per hundred pounds from Kiugston, on ear load lots, the west- ern farmer is put in an equal position for twill° with his eastern competitor. • Canada. —Mr. William Cameron, of . laingeton, was struck and killed by a T. 11..4 B. train near Hamilton, on Friday. —Three hundred and fifty of the Yukon field force have returned and are now sta. tioned at Stanley barracks, Taronto. —Mr. Oscar Cariol, liveryman, of Tilson- burg, who was kicked by a horse an Wed- nesday, died Friday from his injuries. —A gold brick weighing -617 pounds and worth $135,275 was exhibited in a broker's window in Toronto the other day It carne from British Columbia. —The barns of Mr. Samuel Langford, lot 9, concession 3, London townehip, were • completely destroyed by fire on Wednesday of last week. • Mr. Lengfordts loss will be very heavy, as he had no insurance. —Vernon Stewart, an employee at Hon. Thomas Greenway's farm, at Crystal City, Manitoba, was killed by lightning at Te o'clock Friday morning, while hauling straw. The young man came from Athens, Ontario, a few months ago. —Mr. Robert Rennie, father of the late farm manager of the Experimental Farm at Guelph, died in Toronto last 'week at the age of 89 years. He was one of the pioneers of York county. —A woman applied. to Manager Keating, of the Torrato Street Railway Company, on Friday for t position as motorman. The company h s heretofore.not been forced to take a post ion on the question of female labor for car operation, —During a severe storm Sunday after- noon about 2 o'clock, the tower of Knox church, Woodstock, was struck by lightn- ing. Tiles and shingles were knocked off, but nothing became ignited. The storm was a particularly severe one, and aeveral trees about the town were struck. —Some time ago it was announced that the Minister of Education had decided not to publish the list of ,sucensful candidates at the departmental examinations, as in former years. This report was incorreet, and the list this year will appear in the papers as usual,. - —William Betels, of London, committed . suicide on Friday by taking Paris green. Bates was a painter, and had been out of work for some time. Despondency was the cease of his act. His wife was lying help- less in thehoute, suffering froM a sprained ankle. , —Twenty-nine of the Canadian contin- gent arrived at geebec on Saturday an their retup home. They have been sick or wounded and have been sent home to re- cuperate. However, they are all looking - and feeling well, and do not look much like invalids. They were delighted to get back. —The election court judges have fixed Monday, September 10th, for the trial, at Whitby, of the petition in South Ontario against, Hon. John Dryden, M. P: P., and Thursday, September, 13th, for the trial, at London, of the 'protest in East Middlenx against Captain Robson, M. P. P. —During the Orange demonstration at Collingwood am the 12th, a melancholy in.. cidet, occurred. W. F. Fenton, of Bee' ton, just before the train left-, was standing in the office of the Globe hotel, when sud- denly he sank on his knees, and before -medical aid could he secured, he was dead. Heart failure is given as the cause. --A wellAcodo farmer named James Sevick, 70 years of age, who resided in the township of East Seneca, Haldimand C,01111- ty, killed his wife on Saturday last by beat- ing her brains out with a hammer and then blew -Ms own brains out with a shot gun. He is supposed to have been temporarily in -- sane when hc commatef3 the terrible deed. John Mowat, D. a, praessv of Hebrew at Qaectra lioiversity, Kingston, '- died Sunday morning. Death was due to exhiaustion as a result of a delicate oper- atidin. performed the previous Tuesday. He had been a patient sufferer for years. Dr. - Mowat was an elder brother of Sir Oliver Mowat, the present Lieutenant -Governor of Ontario, —Mr. Robert Hamilton, in charge of the Canadian fruit exhibit at the Paris exposi- tion, has written a ley e lo the Dominion Minister of Agriculture stating that the firat (Henley of ()mad= fj uit there after the cold storage pouted= had been pee- fected was such a revehtien to the Pariei- ans that five first pr iz et were awarded at once, The letter aleo points out, that there are many native Canadian plants shown among the exhibit i of Frenelv flowers, not- -ably the Canadian pitcher plant and golden rod. Mr. Hamilton adds that, no more than one per cent. of the vieitois to his ex. Wait can speak English. —Hamilton furnished probably the oldest Orangeman in Canada to partinipele in To- ronto's 12.h of July etelebrationt This was. Mr. Gorge 11. Pidgeon, who is vieiting his • eon in th et leiter. Me. Pidgeon has now taken part in 61 fitting° .eelobrationS, hav- ing joined the order in 1840, when he wan 20 years of age. He has verved 27 years in the -British army, 18 years in Her Mateety's cuetoms and 7 years in the 415th battalion, Port Hope. Mr. Pidgeon is the father of twelve sons and three daughtera, of whora five sons and one daughter are Still —Mr: Fred Hilton, of Havelock, whoarriv- ed at the Toronto Oeneral Hospital recent- ly, has been the victhn of - a _run of hard luck. On May llth, while clapping wood, he accidentally out his tbroat with an axe, the windpipe being almoet severed, The wound was armed by a local doctor, and the patient was doing nicely until ha eaught a bad cold on June 9th, which developea into bronchitis. He recovered from this, but a few days ago he visited a dentist and while in the chair received a wren -ch which reopened the wound. He is in a somewhat critical conditiona Food is being adminis- tered to Hilton with a silver tube, —Robert and Harry Yopng, brothers, and Toronto boys, and members of " company of the Royal Canadian regiment of infantry, in South Africa, always stay side by side in the 'fighting line. In recent let- ters from the boys it is stated that .one of them had a narrow escape from being killed. A soldier got in between them in the line. Ile was asked to charge places and being told the reason, consented. dust then a bullet came whizzing along, and the fellow with whom one af the brothers had just changed positions was sent into eternity. While Private Young stepped out of death's way, his fellow -Canadian walked into its very teeth, 1